Chapter 40

~Dante~

I was left speechless and frozen in one place as I stood there, unable to contain the wrath that was building within me. “What exactly did you say?” I watched her as she spun around and, with a gasp, dropped her phone on the floor.

“Dante.”

“What did you just say, mother?” She began to bite her nails, then clutched her gown as if her life depended on it. She was striving for some equilibrium as she trembled backward.

“What is going on here?” My father entered the room. His eyes moved from my trembling mother to mine. “Care to explain what is happening here?” I waited for my mom to open her mouth and explain why she had done what she had done.

“I—I can explain.” I sneered at what she had said.

“You can explain? Listen, I don’t want to see you ever again, and you will never see your grandchildren ever again. Do you understand?”

“Dante, please allow me to explain. You’re to blame for everything!” She screamed.

“And I deserve to be kept in the dark? I am their father! Stay away fr